Panthers squish Rams to remain one of three undefeated in Marg Jennings Cup
YESTERDAY the Under 18 Premier Girls competition resumed, with wins to Dandenong, Melbourne, Box Hill, Plenty Valley and Carlton. Dandenong vs Ringwood Dandenong batted first, and got off to a great start with a 116-opening run stance between Lillian Strong and Uvindee Wijesena. Their next wicket fell cheaply but Wijesena and Evie Stansby put on […]
Stellar performances earn Team of the Week honours
LAST weekend in the Victorian Women’s Premier Firsts competition, there were some stellar performances right across the competition. From a Ringwood centurion to a five-wicket haul for Dandenong, take a look at who the best players were from Round 8 of the competition. 1. Paris Bowdler (Prahran) (Wicketkeeper) Bowdler was a star with the bat […]
Rams almost cause upset of the season as EMP do cause the upset of the season
ANOTHER weekend, another round of Women’s Premier Firsts action, and among yesterday’s action we saw Melbourne survive a mighty scare against the Rams, and EMP pull off the upset of the season against Carlton. Ringwood won the toss and batted first, and although openers Bhavisha Devchand and Olivia Henry put on a solid opening stance, […]
2022 Marg Jennings Cup Preview
THIS week sees the final three rounds of the Women’s Premier Under 18 competition, now known as the Marg Jennings Cup, with a champion to be crowned later this week. The Marg Jennings Cup sees 10 of the Premier Cricket clubs from both the men’s and women’s competitions competing for the inaugural title. The clubs […]
Spirit Break South East Bayside to take Under 15 Youth Premier League title
THE Western Spirit are the Under 15 Youth Premier League Champions for 2021/22, defeating the South East Bayside Breakers in the final. After an early rain delay, the match was shortened to 33 overs. The Breakers won the toss and send the Spirit into bat. Although they lost their first wicket for only 17 runs, […]
Mustangs and Panthers eye off Ram-raid
ANOTER weekend, another packed Sunday full of Victorian Premier Women’s Firsts action. It is officially the second half of the 2021/22 season, so it is time to take a look at what action Round 8 has in store on Sunday, with pressure ramped up for some mid-table teams in Box Hill and Dandenong who play […]
Women’s 2nds wrap: Round 9
WITH the Christmas/New Year break over and done, it was back to work for Victoria’s Premier Cricket teams. Now this week’s seconds and thirds wrap is going to look a little different. Because of the effects of Covid on the entire competition, the entire 3rd XI competition was called off last weekend. Last weekend in […]
Australia announces 2022 Ashes squad
TODAY Australia finally announced its 15-player Ashes squad for the upcoming Women’s Ashes series against England. The squad includes the uncapped Alana King, who was named over Amanda-Jade Wellington for the leg spinner spot in the squad. King is the only uncapped member of the squad, and is one of three changes to the squad […]
Carlton openers, Melbourne quartet feature in Team of the Week
OPENERS Sophie Reid and Cailin Green put on an 172-run partnership for Carlton Blues during their win over Ringwood to lead the Rookie Me Central Victorian Women’s Premier 1sts Team of the Week for Round 7. Melbourne Demons easily had the most representatives with four players in this week’s 11, whilst Prahran True Blues and […]
2021/22 Una Paisley Medal contenders
IT is roughly halfway through the 2021/22 Victorian Women’s Premier 1st season, so let us take a look at who might be the one to take home the Una Paisley Medal at the end of the season. Batters Nipuni Hansika (Carlton) The Sri Lankan has come back this season in fine form. Often one of […]
Melbourne raises hell on Plenty Valley as Prahran finally get another win
THE Christmas/New Year break is over, and it was back to work in the Victorian Women’s Premier 1sts last weekend. Among last weekend’s action we saw Melbourne continue to be the team to beat this season, and Prahran finally register another win on the board. Carlton won the toss and elected to bat first. It […]
Campbell Breaks Meteors for NSW to stay undefeated
STELLA Campbell tore through the ACT Meteors to help her New South Wales Breakers side remain undefeated in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). Campbell finished the match with an eye-opening 7/25 off eight overs to rip the heart out of the ACT and secure the win. The Canberrans won the toss and decided to […]
